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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-05
THE NATURAL-GAS BOOM,

Amicable Adjustment of the Difficulties at
Muncie-Large Sales of Real Estate.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
MUScIE, April "A controversy which was
likely to cause much trouble in this city was
ended this afternoon. The Murcie Gas Com.
pany and the Naturalgas Company have been
in litigation in the way of injunction suits and
suits for damages, etc. This was ali settled this
afternoon by the Natural-gas Company buying
all of the wells, fixtures derricks, pipes etc.,
used by the other company in transporting
natural gas. The old company will now return
to the manufacture Of artificial gas for lighting
purposes.
William F. Watson county commissioner,
sold his farm OF 200 acres, south of the city, to-
day. for $23, 900, cash. Other sales have been
made, and the total transactions aggregate
800 0O0
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boundaries between British Guiana and Vene-
zuela Sir William Robertson, British minister
at Caracas demanded satisfaction and the re-
lease of the soldiers and passengers OF the Eng
ish vessels Henrietta and Josephine. and later
demanded compensation from Venezuela, but
without result In October last the English
government demanded an Instant reply. The
matter was again brought before the govern
ment of Venezuela at Caracas, but salts
faction could be obtained, diplomatic relations
were severed as before stated. A royal mail
steamer has been dispatched to one Of the Brit
ish islands for troops. The Venezuelans con-
slider dire crisis at hand They had refused
to yield when the steamer Villaverde sailed.
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LONDON, April 4-Lord Selborne, in an arti-
tack upon the Irish priesthood. He asks, by
what claim do they stand above the lawsl" and
continues: Until lately the priesthood sup
ported the precepts of the Bible. Now have
arisen surprising changes. The art Of calling
svil good and good evil has been
highly developed, but 1 have seen
no formal argument adduced to prove that open.
practical sympathy. not with the victims, but
with the inflicters of violence. is in accordance
with the spirit and principle of the sixth COM
ruandment."
After similar references to intimidatons, boy
cotting and non payment of rents, he says: 'The
only conceivable explanation of this alliance be-
tween Christian priesthood and those who
carry on such social and political warfare by
such means. Is the assumption, somewhere, of
authority to dispense with and supersede the
law of the land, ard every other law or moral
obligation auxiliary to law is thus set aside"
Lord Selborne is not sure that such preten-
sions were advanced, even in the Middle Ages.
when the most extravagant claims were allowed
on behalf of the clergy. After referring to the
papal claims. in 1864 and 1874, to infallibility
and liberation from all civil subsection, and to
Gladstones comment thereon, that nobody
could become convert to Catholicism without
renouncng his moral and mental freedom, and
placing his civic loyalty at the mercy of another,
Lord Selborne proceeds For any church to
ally herself with the forces of anarchy and dis
order is certainly not light matter. To many
people in England. who, though firmly
attached TO the Protestant faith, have
sympathized with Catholics whenever secular
power appeared to press them hardly, and who
have been always ready to extend them the
fullest measure of civil equality, the new atti-
tude of the heads of the Irish church must be
painful in the highest degree Not chiefly be-
cause it aggravates civil troubles and throws
into the scale OF public Generalization power
which ought. above all Others to be opposed,
but even more because it disappoints hopes
which might seem formed of better days to come
for that great part of Christendom which the
Roman Church represents"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-05
A Demand Upon Hayti.

SANTIAGO DE CUBA. March 25.-Great Brit
ain has demanded 1000. 900 of Hayti as settle
ment in full of old demands. Failing its imme-
date payment she wants Totugas island. which
lies off the north coast of Hayti. The island is
some thirty miles long, and is we'll wooded and
watered. 1t is inhabited by small fishing pop
ulation. The Haytians. it is said were badly
Lyon. recently steamed into the harbor of Port
au Prince. They thought the British were about
to take possession of all their islands. The set
Element of the claim has been intrusted to a
special commissioner, Mr.. Clement Hill, who is
at present on board the wars ship Canada await
ing final adjustment
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-05

LONDON. April A Lahore paper announces
that the Ameer of Afghanistan is seriously
alarmed over the discovery that number of
native tribes combining against him, and
has appealed to the Indian authorities for help
and advice. The Afghans declare that the coun-
try has been secretly sold to the British and
that the railway to Candahar has been sane
toned by the Amer to facilitate their ad-
vance, The ranatcal element of the people
is rampant against the Ameer, who has removed
his treasure to Fyzabad, whittier ne will retire
himself if he is defeated by his dissatisfied sub
jects. Other accounts say that the Ghilzais are
restless under the Ameer's tyrann y, and have
asked the Indian authorities to depose him. The
Pioneer asserts that Lord Dufferin, the British
Viceroy, received disquieting news from Afghan
istan while at Allahabad recently.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-05
ILLINOIS.
ILLINOIS.
Testimony In the Schwartz Watt Case-Dam-
aging Circumstantial Evidence.

Testimony In the Schwartz Watt Case-Dam-
aging Circumstantial Evidence.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MORRIS, April 4.-The testimony il the trial
of Schwartz and Watts. this morning, was quite
tame, but there was q stir in the courtroom in
the afternoon, when Miss Emma Lewis. of Chi
cago, took the stand. for it was known that she
is one of the strongest witnesses for the prose-
cution. After relating in detail the apparent
change from comparative poverty to affiuence in
the condition and circumstances of the Schwartz
family, the witness testified that one evening in
July last she went To Schwartz's house, and
while sitting in a room with Mrs. Schwartz
Watt came in, and held a consultation in an ad-
joining room with Schwartz. Mrs. Schwartz left
the room for few moments, and the witness
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-05
BEEcHER DID NOT WRITE VERSES.
What His Son Says About the Dead Preach.
er's Powers in This Direction.


er's Powers in This Direction.
New York Nj all and Express.
The assertion that the poem, eff Should Die
Tonight" which appeared in II. Rider Hag-
CARDS novel of "Jess, was from the pen of the
late Henry Ward Beecher is not true. Col
William c. Beecher, the son of the noted preach
er. was a1ked by a reporter to-day what he knew
of the subject He said: II do not believe that
my father ever wrote two lines of verse in his
life. / never heard that he did, nor do believe
that any other member of the family was ever
informed of such fact He had
poetical Imagination, but that is entirely
different from writing verses All his poetry
was uttered in prose and was always the effect
of spontaneous effort: free and not forced. l
have looked over a large quantity or my fathers
memoranda, but there is not the slightest evil
dence that he had ever INDUCED in thu writing
of poems. Had he done so, there would have
been something to indicate it; a stray stanza or
couple of lines in rhyme, thought thus ex-
pressed, but, perhaps afterward rejected. But
there is nothing of the kind among his papers.
Besides which, Think it would have required too
much labor, the writing of poems, to have suited
my fathers disposition. He never could have
settled himself down to anything of the
kind. In point of fact he could not
write even his own sermons, nor make any
previous lengthy preparation for their delivery.
If he could not do this am sure he never could
have settled himself down to write poetry. With
regard to the poem IF I Should Die To-
night" 1 never heard of it before, nor saw it at
any time ascribed to my father"
''Did Mr.. Beecher never prepare his sermons?'
''No., If he did anything of this kind on Mon
day the whole train of his thought would have
been entirely changed before the Sunday came
round. and the work would have been lost and
useless The bare skeletons of his Sunday
morning sermons were generally sketched out
just before the service began few lines to keep
the train of thought together. and filling it out
as he went along in the delivery of the sermon.
With regard to his evening sermons the same
course would be adopted after supper
This skeleton could hardly be called notes,
but a mers outline of plan to be adopted.
When he made this out he would seldom en-
large upon the framew work in writing, trusting
to his own powers while speaking to carry out
the idea in proper shape. l have found the
| draft of his last sermon. that one which he de-
| livered on the Sunday morning before his death.
| 1t was written piece of paper about four
| inches by three Had he been pressed for time
! this would have been all that he would have re-
] quired; but this occasion he slightly elab
Grated his idea on two or three more such small
/ pages of paper. Now, if he could not sit dowr
to a more elaborate preparation of his sermons
| does It look probable that he would devote the
time necessary for the preparation Of verses
which requires patient and elaborate thoughtf'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-05
The Oil Flow at Warren.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WARREN. April 4.-The boring for oil and gas
at Warren has been abandoned, and Stewart e.
Sweeney, contractors. making preparations
to move their machinery to Xenia, Ind. The
great water flow which gushed forth in such
quantity at depth of sixty seven feet continues
without abatement, and three of the stock
holders, who were unwilling to sec the finest
spring in the State destroyed. bought the out
side casing as ii stood in the we'll. Since that
time new interest has been excited and the
owners have been offered a high figure for the
we'll. There is plenty of oil going to waste and
the quantity is increasing, if anything, as the oil
flowing from the we'll is visible for miles below
on the Salamonie river. The absence of sui
phur or blue lick has caused some speculation as
to the possibility of failing to get gas by not
going deeper.
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went to the door. which was slightly ajar. aud
listened. She heard Schwartz say. You want
to shove all the suspicion me-" Watt replied,
mo, don't. You safe: your father is rich.
and you can account for your money" The
next she could distin sush was Schwartz saying.
why did you not bring me two ffties instead
of this hundred" To which Watt replied 1T
was dark when l got it, and took the first
came to-" Schwartz said he had not spent any
hundred-dollar bills yet At this point, the wit
ness testified she was interrupted by the return
of Mrs. Schwartz and shortly afterward, Watt
and Schwartz left the house together.
Miss Lewis stood a very rigid cross -exam-
nation in a manner highly satisfactory to the
prosecution. At o'clock court adjourned until
tomorrow
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-05
Activity at Marion.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MARION, April 4.-The activity in real estate
which developed here with the opening up of
gas we'll No. 3 has steadily and rapidly in
creased. and still has upward tendency. In
the last ten days not less than
100000 worth Of property has changed
hands and the next two weeks are expected to
eclipse the past two. Among the transfers to-
day was the sale of the Thomas farm, south of
town. 16O acres, to Mr.. John Herr, repre-
senting Voorhees,, Miller & Rupel and George
W. Cavitt, of McAlpin & Co.. all of Cincinnati,
at 1925 per acre. Other purchasers to-day
were jesse p Forbes, of Coshocton. O., 500, 600:
E. O. Selby. of Selby, Moore & Cation, of Co.
shocton. $11. 900: S. L. Rariden, Cambridge City,
$4,000; Dr. Prezinger. of DAYTON, and Chas.
Kumler, of Peru. $4,000. and DR..
Lands, of Logansport, $1,000 Parties
of Spectators arrived to-day from
Uy5ana, Findlay, Dayton, Cincinnati
and other poin ts and the hotel Hobbies resemble
the night before political convention. All
property within radius of two and a half
miles from town is in demand, and commands
from $75 the 5000 per acre.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-05

When linen has turned yellow cut up a pound
of fine white soap into a gallon of milk and
hang it over fire in a wash kettle. When the
soap has completely melted put in the linen and
boil it about half an hour. then take it out
Have ready lather of soap and water. wash
the linen in it. and then rinse it through two
cold waters, with very little blue in the last.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-05

A "couvre.pied' is the French name for
large wooden rug called in English sofa
a rest on the sofa Very pretty ones are cro-
cheted in stripes in the crazy stitch and finished
off with large scaop. They are also knit on
two large bone or wooden needles. Knitting
them is very pleasant occupation for the long
winter evenings, especially for those who are
not able to read at night
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-05

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PORTLAND. April 4.-The third gas well. now
being bored by company headed by Messrs
Hawkins and Jaqua, has reached depth of
over nine hundred feet, and it is confidently ex-
pectad that the drillers will strike gas not later
than tomorrow. A number of real estate buy
ers from Ohio are in the CITY, and there is de-
cided boom in the land market. During the last
ten days there have been sales aggregating
over 5000 000
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-05
A King Wishes to Resign.

BAN FRANCISCO, April 4.-Advices received to-
day by the steamer City Of Picking, from China
andAJapan, state that the King of Korea has
memorialized the Chinese government to relieve
him of the kinely Office and substitute gov
ernor generaship for the kingdom. 1t is under
stood that his Majesty has been moved to this
measure by the inability to control the discord-
ant political elements that surround him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-05
CRISIS IN VENEZUELA.
British Men War in the Harbor of Puerto
Caballo-DIplomatic Relations Severed.

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, March 25.-News just
received by the Spanish steamer Vilaverde,
from Venezuela, reports stirring times there.
Three British men DIVA in the haroor of
Puerto Caoallo, the port of Caracas. the Vene-
zuelan capital The British minister has left
the capital, and is on board one of the rships,
diplomatic relations between the British and
Venezuelan governments having been severed
The com plications due to the imprisonment
OF English sailors and citizens. in 1888, without
just cause, intermixcd with tho question of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-05
Seriously Injured by a Fall.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, April 4.-Ths morning Ger
man named Herman Miswarp, twenty-five years
old and roofer, fell from the top of a three
story building, on East Columbia street, being
whirled off by gust of wind, while handling
sheet of tin. His left ankle was broken his
skull fractured and he is hurt internally. Since
theaccident he has been in great agony, and is
unconscious
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-05

ST. PETERSBURG, April 4.-The Ministry of
Finance has submitted to the government
scheme FOR taxing passports for journeys
abroad. The scheme involves tax of thirty
gold roubles for three months absence from Rus
STA, fifteen for every months continuation of alb
sence beyond three months. up to year, and
gold rouble a day after that, or $50 gold roubles
for the whole of second year.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYvILLE. April 4-The special election
on the question of purchasing the toll roads of
the county was held to-day. This township
gave about $50 majority in favor but the re-
turns from the out townships indicate the de-
feat Of the proposition
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-05
Vessel and Crew Lost.

SANDWICH, Mass, April Am unknown
large two-masted schooner ran between Nan
tucket and Hyannis during the storm Saturday
and sunk, only the mast heads being visible
from the shore. A boat was sent to her rescue
yesterday afternoon, but the vessels crew were
not found, and are supposed to have been lost.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-05
John H. Barron Fatally Shoot. Himself.

CONCORD. n. H., April 4-John III. Barron.
president of the New Hampshire Cattle Com
pany and prominent citizen, shot himself at
the Office of the corporation early this morning.
He is alive, but there is slight hope of his
recovery. He is supposed to have been tempo
rarily insane.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-05
Accidental Killing of a Hunter.

specia1 to the lndianapo1is Journal
New CASTLE, April 4-Charlie Campbell, a
boy of about sixteen years, while duck hunting
at pond four miles west of town. this after
noon, accidentally discharged his gun, the
charge passing through his head causing in
slant death.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-05

Crushed wood Goals dug around dark panses
will increase their velvety richness. but will
make dark spots IN yellow and light ones, and
tobacco tea will deepen the color of yellow Ones
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-05

Moscow, April An. Katkoff, editor of the
Moscow Gazette has been condemned to death
by the executive committee Of the revolution;sts
at st. Petersburg. and has been served his death
warrant, duly signed and countersigned.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-05
INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
Sad Death Of a Prominentand Respected
Citizen of Liberty, Union County.
Legitimate Business Booming at Terre
Haute-Testimony in the Schwartz Case.
INDIANA.

Suicide of Bepj amin u. Templeton, q Well
known Union Cnunry Man.
Special to tue Indianapolis Journal.
LIBERTY, April 4-Benjanin F. Templeton
this morning committed suicide at the old home
stead. near Quakertown, Union county. by hang
ing himself in the barn. Mr. Tempeton was a
native of this county, belonging to one of the
oldest and most respectable families OF The
Whitewater valley. He received good educa-
tiop, taught school and studied law; but for
some twenty years past has been one of the
leading dry goods merchants of Liberty. He
met with financial losses some years SINCE but
after a brave struggle had almost regained his
capital He was ambitious and very sensitive.
Recently his health gave way, and he realized
that his mind also was affected. This greatly
distressed him, and it finally became necessary
for him to sell out his business to his partner,
which was accomplished last week. and acting
upon the advice of his friends, he had gone to
the country. Last June the deceased received
the Endorsement of Union county Democratsfor
joint Representative from Union, Franklin and
Ripley counties, but schemine political enemies
IN this county succeeded in defeating him. NOM
mating T. w. Sunlnan. It is alleged that this
injustice preyed heavily on his mind and was
the beginning of his insanity. He was an hon.
orable, genial gentleman, and his sad death is
universally mourned in this section.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-05
Three-Year-old Child Burned to Death.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
RUssIAvILLE, April About noon, to-day.
little girl, three years old. the daughter of E. NJ.
Houser, was burned to death under the follow
ing circumstances. Tie mother of the child
had taken her baby to neighbours house,
where she intended bringing the child, while
she prepared some wood to repenisn her fire.
She rebuilt the fire and left the little girl by the
stove while she went after the baby. On her
return a horrible sight confronted her. The
child was lying the floor, burned to a crisp
and its life extinct. The cries and means of
the mother were heartrendng The door lead
ing from the room to the kitchen was charred
and showed marks of the little ones fingers
around the knob as if she had endeavored to
get out and had worked at the door long enough
to set fire to the woodwork. The superstition is
that the fire was blown ont of the stove by a
gust of wind coming down the fae. which
caught the child's clothing The fire was discov-
cred by farmer passing along the street, but
the child was dead before he got TO the house.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-05
A Legitimate Style of Booming.
NJ n. 10 Ixadi al

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, April 4.-The business men of
Terre aaute have inaugurated novel move
ment for the benefit of the city, and to ''boom"
it in a legitimate and effective way They have
organized Citizens Manufacturing Associa-
ton. the board of directors OF which are the
leading merchants of the city, and represent
3d. OOO.O 900 invested capital in their various firms.
The stock of the association is placed at $50
share, and thus far over one hundred shares
have been taken. It is the intention to use this
money in advertising the city, communicating
with manufacturers who might be induced to
move to this city, and to loan money to new en-
terprises, the interest to be paid dividends on
the stock. The association at present is partic-
ulary interested in!the proposed Southwestern
railroad to run from here to a point on the Ohio
& Mississippi, where it would connect with the
Chester & Centralia road. Gentlemen connected
with that road have been here and will return
in few weeks Terre Haute proposes to con-
struct the part of the road from the city to a
point on the Wabash river, sixteen miles from
here. This will cost $50. 900. which will have
to be raised by subscription and township taxa
ton.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-10-08
Odd Things.

A rooster that will crow when COM
manded to do SO by its owner amuses
Carpentersville, Warren County, N. j.
One of the rare productions of Jack
son County, Michigan, is a white
rattlesnake with seven rattles. 1t be-
longs to Richard Crouch, and is quite
tame. 7. ~ ~ 80
+ When you see man look at his
watch and put it back into his pocket,
ask him the time, and in nine cases
out OF ten he cannot tell you till he has
looked at it again. s.@-st-..
Gun-fiints are still manufactured in
England to a considerable extent.
These gun-flints are exported to Africa
and disposed of to the natives of the
interior by barter. -s..E
'Bully, if True is the headline
which the editor of paper in Crete.
Neb., prints over the announcement
that the pastor of the Congregational
Church will not preach for a month.
During the recent dry weather in
Mount Pleasant, Wis, the hub of a
heavy wagon struck gate-post, and
the friction was so great that it set fire
to the post. The gate was burned up,
and also the grass for several yards in
the locality.
During the last summer the night
Waterman and the clerk of a hotel at
Sugar Hill, in the White Mountains,
were both divinity students, and the
scrnb-girl had been for five years teach
er in public school, and speaks French
and Latin. s5